Thai consonant 14 of 44
ฎ – Do Chada (daw chá-daa): the Thai letter D
- Class
- Mid class
- Start sound
- d
- End sound
- t
- Keyword
- dancer's headdress
ฎ ฎอ ชฎา daw chá-daa
In short
ฎ (ฎอ ชฎาdaw chá-daa) is the 14th letter of the Thai alphabet and a mid-class consonant. At the start of a syllable it sounds like d, and at the end of a syllable like t. Its name means "ฎ as in ชฎา, dancer's headdress".
How to say ฎ
d (rare letter)
The keyword ชฎาchá-daa means dancer's headdress. Say the letter as ฎอ ชฎาdaw chá-daa.
Same "d" sound, different letter: ด Do Dek. The class is what tells them apart.
Thai words with ฎ
Tap the speaker to hear each word. Can you spot ฎ in each one?
- กฎ gòt
rule
- กรกฎาคม gà-rá-gà-daa-kom
July
Don't mix it up with
Letters that look similar. Compare the loops, tails and notches.
- ฎอ ชฎา daw chá-daa
Tones with mid-class letters
ฎ is one of the 9 mid-class consonants. With no tone mark:
- Live syllableMid tone
- Dead syllableLow tone
All four tone marks: ◌่ low, ◌้ falling, ◌๊ high, ◌๋ rising.
The full tone rules chart